Rep. Jim Jordan speaks during a CPAC conference in Texas in 2022.
Rep. Jim Jordan speaks during a CPAC conference in Texas in 2022.
  • Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio could be the next speaker of the House following McCarthy's ouster.
  • Questions are resurfacing about his role in the sexual abuse scandal at Ohio State University.
  • Here's what we know about the scandal and Jordan's alleged role in it.

Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio could become the next speaker of the House, and questions are resurfacing about his role in a sexual abuse scandal at Ohio State University.

Former wrestlers have accused Jordan of turning a blind eye towards sexual abuse while working as an assistant wrestling coach at the university in the 1980s and 90s, and several of them recently reiterated those allegations in the wake of his speakership bid.